JPH07140B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a back mechanism board of a pachinko gaming machine, a prize ball discharging device related to the back mechanism board, and its discharge control, and particularly when a hit ball hit in a game section enters a winning area. The present invention relates to a pachinko game machine that is electrically detected and holds its winning state so that a predetermined number of prize balls can be paid out by a control system using a microcomputer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known in pachinko game machines, when a player hits a ball into the game section one by one with a launcher provided at the bottom of the game board, it collides with an obstacle nail and drops while changing direction at random. A predetermined number of prize balls are given to the player by entering the winning area with a certain probability on the way. Conventionally, such payout of prize balls is generally performed by a mechanical prize ball discharging device as shown in FIG. 1, which is attached to the back surface of the game board and operates by transmitting the physical force generated by the prize balls. It was supposed to be.

That is, in a conventional pachinko machine, a reserve ball storage tank 224 is provided above the back set board 21 attached to the back side of the game board, and the reserve ball is connected to the storage tank 224 to form an S-shaped U-shaped reserve ball. A ball chute 225 is provided to allow the balls to flow down and be aligned while being turned, a prize ball discharging mechanism section and a prize ball collecting gutter 222 are provided in the center of the back surface of the game board, and simultaneous prize balls are stocked at the bottom to separate them one by one. , A flow controller 260 and an operating lever 265 that is rotated by the weight of the separated winning balls are provided, and the interlocking rod 266 and the link mechanism 2 connected to the end of the operating lever 265 are provided.
67 through the physical force generated by the winning ball,
Prize ball case 268 provided at the end of the ball chute 225
To operate it to discharge a predetermined number of prize balls onto the damper 269 disposed therebelow, and further to flow down the prize ball discharge path 236 to discharge the prize balls to the front tray. Was doing.

Therefore, in the conventional pachinko machine, the mechanical structure of the back mechanism board attached to the back surface of the game board is complicated, assembly and positioning adjustment are troublesome, and the space occupied by the components of the back mechanism board becomes large. Therefore, it is not possible to have a sufficient space in the back of the game board. That is, there is a disadvantage that the effective use space of the back of the game board is narrowed, and maintenance and inspection of the back mechanism board are difficult. On the other hand, in recent pachinko machines, those that have a large variable winning device that uses an electric drive source that creates a state in which a large amount of prize balls called so-called lucky seven are popular among players, and most of them are A large-scale variable prize winning device is being attached to the model.

[0005]

With the adoption of such a large-scale variable winning device, the chances of simultaneous or continuous winning balls increasing extremely. However, in the conventional mechanical prize ball discharging mechanism, one discharging cycle takes about 1.5 seconds because the discharging operation is the mechanical link motion as described above, but with the current electric launching device, 100 discharging balls per minute. A batted ball addressed to is shot. That is, since a hit ball is launched into the game board every 0.6 seconds, a large number of prize balls are generated in a short time, the discharge of the prize balls cannot catch up, and the prize balls may accumulate one after another. Therefore, a high-speed prize ball discharging device is desired.

Further, with the speeding up of the prize ball discharging device and the increase in the number of times of discharging as described above, it is desired that the discharging device is capable of sufficiently withstanding repeated frequent discharging operations. The conventional mechanical discharge device operated by transmission of physical force has a limit in speeding up due to wear of each mechanism portion, and also has poor durability. Moreover, in a conventional pachinko machine equipped with a mechanical ejector,
Discharging operation may occur due to friction or deformation of each part, causing inoperability, or so-called ball clogging due to foreign matter entering the prize ball case or defective ball alignment, resulting in problems such as stopping the discharging function or defective discharging. Was inaccurate and uncertain. In addition to eliminating such weak points, electrical prize ball discharge control with speeding up of the prize ball discharging device and increase in the number of discharged balls, particularly, detecting the discharged prize balls or the prize balls immediately before discharge, Means for monitoring emission status will be needed.

[0007]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems and has a plurality of winning areas.
A game board having a game part, and at least the winning area
One or more prize-winning detectors provided corresponding to one
And all the balls that have won the above multiple winning areas in one place
Integrated by the integration means and integrated by the integration means
You can keep winning balls and decrease the number of held winning balls one by one.
Noble winning ball holding means and held by the winning ball holding means
Generates a prize detection signal that generates a prize detection signal for each prize ball
Means and discharge one ball to be paid out as a prize ball
Ball ejecting device and ejection for controlling driving of the ball ejecting device
The control means and each of the plurality of winning areas or each
A prize that holds the number of prize balls that should be discharged in due course
Detects the number of balls held by the ball holding device and the ball discharging device
In a gaming machine equipped with discharge ball detection means for
The payout control means discharges the ball based on the winning detection signal.
While outputting a discharge control signal to the device to start discharging,
Detection signal from the prize detector and the prize ball number holding means
Based on the prize ball number information stored in
The detection signal from the discharge ball detection means
It is determined that the number of discharged balls has reached the number determined above based on
Stop the discharging operation of the ball discharging device and
This is configured to reduce one winning ball held in the entered prize ball holding means .

[0008]

According to the above means, at least one of the winning areas
Corresponding to the one or more prize detectors are provided
In addition, since the ball discharging device that discharges the prize balls can be discharged to one, it is possible to arbitrarily change the number of prize balls according to the winning area, and it is possible to configure a wide variety of gaming machines and enhance the enjoyment of the game. be able to. You can also provide a detector for every winning regions each winning regions without or providing a winning ball holding means, it is possible to discharge two or more of the number of prize balls. Furthermore, whether it is a discharge ball detection means
The number of ejected balls reached the number determined above based on their detection signals.
When it is determined that it has stopped, the discharging operation of the above ball discharging device is stopped
And the winning balls held by the above winning ball holding means
Since one is reduced, it is possible to discharge the prize ball accurately and surely.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. 2 to 4 show the overall configuration of an embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine according to the present invention. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is a frame-shaped front surface which is attached to a machine frame 2 (see FIG. 3) whose front and rear surfaces are open, while maintaining a substantially vertical posture, and which is rotatably attached by the hinges 3 shown in FIG. A frame 4, a glass storage frame 5 that is openably and closably mounted in the front frame 4, an openable and closable panel 6 that is also openably and closably attached to the lower part of the glass storage frame 5, and the rear side of the front frame 4 has the above-mentioned structure. Glass storage frame 5
It is composed of a glass plate held inside and a game board 8 fixed at a fixed interval.

On the front surface of the opening / closing panel 6, there is provided a tray 9 for temporarily accommodating a large number of elastic balls (so-called pachinko balls), and on the lower back surface of the front frame 4, one tray from the tray 9 is provided. A hitting ball launching device 10 for flipping the elastic balls supplied one by one is provided, and an operation dial 11 and an auxiliary saucer 12 thereof are provided on the lower front surface of the front frame 4. Since the hitting ball launching device 10 has the same structure as that of a known hitting ball launching device, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the front surface of the game board 8, a guide rail 13 for guiding the hit balls launched by the hit ball launching device 10 to the upper part of the game board 8 and the direction of the hit ball falling from above are randomly. A large number of obstacle nails 14 to be changed are fixed, a prize chucker 15 as a prize area, a prize opening 16, a rotary prize 17 and a variable prize device 18 are provided at appropriate positions on the board and held by the front frame 4. A game part surrounded by the guide rails 13 is formed in the space between the glass plate and the glass plate. In addition, in the lower part of the game section, the winning areas 15 to 18 are accidentally formed while falling from above.
Out holes 19 are provided for collecting hit balls that could not be won in the rear of the game board 8.

Then, on the back surface of the game board 8, the back surface setting board 2 is formed so as to form a first space portion A1 having an interval allowing hit balls hit from the prize areas 15 to 18 to flow down.
1 is entirely attached, and various mechanisms constituting the back mechanism board 20 are superposedly set on the back surface of the back surface setting board 21. Below the first space portion A1 of the back surface setting board 21, a collecting shelf 21a as an integrating means is provided, and a winning ball discharge passage 22 is formed in a substantially central portion thereof so as to be continuous with the first space portion A1. The winning balls that have entered the first space portion A1 flow down here and are discharged to the outside of the machine.

The collecting rack 21a, which is formed so as to incline downward toward the central part, guides the generated winning balls to the winning ball discharging path 22 by sequentially rectifying the generated winning balls into one row and one row. Then, a winning ball holding hand provided in the middle of the winning ball discharging path 22.
The prize balls are temporarily stored by the prize ball separator 60 (see FIGS. 12 and 13) as a step, and when the predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, the prize balls are separated one by one and allowed to flow down. The winning ball detector 55, which is a winning detection signal generating means , detects one address and sequentially stores it in a memory circuit in the control device 50 set above the back surface setting board 21.

The out hole 1 is provided in the first space A1.
Corresponding to No. 9, an out ball gutter 23 is provided to discharge the out ball out of the machine. Further, a spare storage portion 24 for storing spare balls to be supplied from the outside is attached above the front surface of the back surface setting board 21, and as shown in FIG. It is structured so that it can withstand the weight of the spare ball by fixing it. An outlet 24a is provided on one side of the tip of the downward inclination of the preliminary storage part 24, and below the outlet 24a, the back set board 21 is inclined from the left to the right so that the balls roll under their own weight. A guide path 25 that bends downward at the right end and then descends substantially vertically is provided continuously.
The end of 5 is connected to the inlet of the prize ball discharging device 40.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide path 25 is provided on the rear surface of the rear surface setting board 21 and has a gutter-shaped second space portion A2.
A foot plate lever 26 is tiltably provided at a bottom portion facing the outlet 24a, one end of which projects into the guide path 25, and a weight 27 is attached to the other end. Further, the ball shortage detector 56 is exposed in association with the tilting movement of the tread lever 26. This is to detect the presence or absence of balls in the preliminary storage unit 24, issue a ball shortage signal when they disappear, and notify the general control room (not shown) to encourage ball replenishment. In addition, the guide path 25 is provided with a partition wall 25a so as to guide the spare balls by automatically aligning the spare balls in one row and two rows.
Are provided so as to gradually rise, and are completely in two rows in the above-mentioned substantially vertically descending portion.

In the middle of the guide path 25, the ball pressure in the guide path 25 is subtly changed due to the amount of balls stored in the preliminary storage section 24, and the balls are stacked in two or three steps to cause a ball stopping phenomenon. To prevent this, a swingable ball seal 28 is suspended, and a tilting ball retainer plate 29 is provided by pivotally attaching one end. Bent portion 2 of the guide path 25
5b is provided with a ball drop mechanism 30 and a ball drop path 31
Is facing the entrance. The bent portion 25b is provided with a peripheral wall portion 32 capable of opening and closing a part of the outer peripheral surface, a swing rod 33 for swingably holding the peripheral wall portion 32, and a tiltable operating rod 34 above the swing rod 33. The engaging portion 33a of the swing rod 33 and the convex portion 34a of the operating rod 34 are configured to engage with each other, and the peripheral wall portion 3 is released by releasing the engagement by an external operation.
2 is opened so that the spare ball is guided to the ball drop passage 31.

The ball drop passage 31 is provided in parallel with the guide passage 25, and the lower portion of the flow passage is bent and buried toward the first space portion A1 and is extended to the lower portion of the pachinko machine 1. The auxiliary ball is configured to be pulled out of the machine. Then, in the middle of the portion of the guide path 25 that descends substantially vertically, the detection plates 57 facing the inside of the flow path are addressed to each row.
A downflow abnormality detector 57 composed of a and a micro switch 57b is installed to monitor a ball stop in the guideway 25 and an abnormality in the flow of the spare ball due to mixing of dust and the like, and output a command signal to the control device 50. I am doing it.

That is, the downflow abnormality detector 57 is connected to the guideway 2
Since the detection plate 57a and the microswitch 57b are exposed to the inside of the vehicle 5, the detection plate 57a is pressed by the falling ball when the spare sphere normally flows down, and the microswitch 57b outputs a regular detection signal. But taxiway 2
If an abnormality such as a ball stop or the entry of foreign matter occurs in 5, the detection signal of the micro switch 57b does not change even during the discharge of the prize ball, or the detection signal of the micro switch 57b changes irregularly. It is possible to detect an abnormal flow-down phenomenon of a spare ball. Further, in this embodiment, since the micro switch 57a is arranged in the bent portion of the guide path 25, the spare ball 1 flowing down in the guide path 25 is provided.
If the actual transit time becomes longer than that, the run-off time due to the ball sticking to the spare ball itself or the ball sticking to the wall of the taxiway 25 is checked. It can be detected as an abnormality.

The electric prize ball discharging device 40 connected to the guide path 25 is composed of a sprocket 42 and a drive source pulse motor 41 as will be described later in detail as an embodiment, and the rear surface of the rear set board 21. Moreover, it is miniaturized so that it can be arranged on one side. The prize ball discharging device 40 is a device for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls to the player in response to the winning of a hit ball in the prize area, and a signal from the prize ball detector 55 in the prize ball discharging path 22. Based on the drive command signal formed on the basis of the above, the sprocket 42 is rotated one by one until the predetermined number is reached.

Therefore, when detecting the above-mentioned preliminary ball flow abnormality in the guide path 25, the control device 50 stops the discharge of the prize ball at that time, but until the discharge operation of that time is completed, that is, After waiting for the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball to stop the discharge from the next time, the controller 50 turns on the alarm lamp 58 (see FIG. 14) such as an LED display element. In addition to making it possible to immediately understand the cause of the function stop and take prompt measures, it is possible to reliably prevent the balls from getting caught in the sprocket 42 due to the shortage of prize balls due to an incorrect discharging operation or the deviation of the discharging timing. It is designed to let you.
Below the prize ball discharging device 40, a saucer storage part 36 formed so as to extend the second space portion A2 below the prize ball discharging device 40 is provided on the back surface of the back surface setting board 21. . The saucer storage portion 36 is formed in an S shape so that the prize balls can be rectified and flown down, and the falling ball collides with a bell 37 provided below to generate a refreshing sound. There is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the saucer reservoir 36 is a flow in which a passage is converted into a saucer 9 provided near the bell 37 to the saucer 9 provided on the front surface of the pachinko machine 1 by converting the passage into a flow path of about 90 degrees. The prize ball that has the path converting portion 38 and flows down reaches the game board surface from the second space portion A2 of the saucer storage portion 36 through the first space portion A1 and the game board 8. There is. From the game board surface, as shown in FIG. 7, connection is made by a connection gutter 39 integrally attached to the tray 9. Then, if a hit ball is won during the game, the prize ball discharging device 40
Is driven, a predetermined number of prize balls are received in the saucer storage section 3
6, the prize balls flow down, collide with the bell 37, generate a refreshing sound, and immediately flow out to the tray 9.

As shown in FIG. 4, the flow path conversion portion 38 of the saucer storage portion 36 is formed so as to further extend the second space portion A2 obliquely downward to the left, and at the lower front portion of the game board 8. Large auxiliary storage 47 communicating with the auxiliary tray 12 provided
Are continuously provided, and when the saucer 9 and the saucer storage section 36 are filled with prize balls, the prize balls automatically overflow and flow downward, whereby the player's hand You can store a lot of prize balls without bothering you, and you can deal with the currently popular pachinko machine called Lucky Seven. That is, the second space A
A restriction piece 48 is provided so as to protrude from the connection part between the flow path conversion part 38 and the auxiliary storage part 47 in 2 to normally prevent the discharged prize balls from getting over, but as the saucer 9 becomes full, the saucer When the flow path converting unit 38 is filled up by storing toward the upstream of the storing unit 36, the discharged prize balls automatically pass over the restriction piece 48 and flow out to the auxiliary storing unit 47. There is.

Further, the auxiliary storage portion 47 converts the flow path of the second space portion A2 to the front side of the pachinko machine 1 by about 90 degrees, passes through the lower portion of the game board 8, and further penetrates the front frame 4. It is connected to the auxiliary tray 12. As described above, the preliminary storage section 24 and the guide path 25 are arranged above the back surface of the back surface setting board 21 so as to form the second space A2, and the guide path 25 is continuous to one side. A prize ball discharging device 40,
By attaching the saucer storage part 36 and the auxiliary storage part 47 and providing the ball drop path 31 side by side, the back mechanism board can be further integrated and a relatively wide space C can be formed in the central part. The vacant portion C may be formed on the back portion of the back surface setting board 21 by forming the first space portion A1 by integrally forming the back surface setting board 21 as in the above-described embodiment. Alternatively, the collecting plate 49 may be detachably attached to the back surface of the rear setting board 21 as shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the projecting opening of the variable winning device 18 projecting to the rear of the back surface setting board 21 may be formed in the separable collecting plate 49, which facilitates the punching process. .

FIG. 8 shows the electric prize ball discharging device 40.
It is an expansion perspective view which shows one structural example. As shown in the drawing, the terminal end portion of the guide path 25 is bent obliquely downward and is provided with two outlets 25c1 and 25c2. A sprocket 42 for separation is disposed so as to face the outlets 25c1 and 25c2, the sprocket 42 is fixed to the rotary shaft of the pulse motor 41, and the motor 41 is provided with a blocking plate at an appropriate distance from the sprocket 42. 43
Is stuck. Further, the outer periphery of the sprocket 42 has, for example, six recesses 42 into which pachinko balls can be engaged.
a and six claws 42b are formed. The outlets 25c1 and 25c2 at the end of the guide path 25 are configured such that when one faces the recess 42a of the sprocket 42, the other faces the claw 42b.

The blocking plate 43 and the outlet 25c
It is positioned so as to have a space for one sphere from the ends of 1, 25c2, and a discharge gutter 44 connected to the upper end of the saucer storage part 36 is provided below it and hits the claw part 42b. The prize ball B that has come into contact is locked so as not to flow out, and the recess 42
The prize ball B ′ engaged with a comes into contact with the blocking plate 43 and is sandwiched between the prize ball B ″ and the succeeding prize ball B ″, and when the sprocket 42 rotates, the prize ball B ′ is separated by the claw portion 42b, and the prize gutter 44 is provided below. It is designed to be run down.

FIGS. 10 and 11 show the discharging action of the prize ball discharging device 40. As shown in FIG. 10, the ball B1 engaged with the recess 42a1 of the sprocket 42 is the claw 42b1 associated with the rotation of the sprocket. When the sphere B3 following the sphere B1 comes into contact with the claw portion 42b1 as shown in FIG. 11, the sphere B2 engages with the recess 42a3 and is downwardly moved by the claw portion 42b2. It is sent out and separated. Then, when the sphere B4 subsequent to the sphere B2 comes into contact with the claw portion 42b2, the sphere B3 is depressed into the concave portion 4b.
2a2 is engaged and separated by the claw portion 42b2. In this way, the prize balls aligned in the outlets 25c1 and 25c2 are alternately taken out one by one and discharged to the discharge gutter 44 by the separating action accompanying the rotation of the sprocket 42.

Further, an L-shaped cutout is formed in the blocking plate 43, and this cutout is formed as shown in FIG.
Discharge ball detector 4 including a plurality of sensors 45a to 45d
5 are provided. Among the sensors 45a to 45d, 45a and 45b detect whether or not there is a ball to be ejected next in the outlet portions 25c1 and 25c2, and the sensors 45c and 45d confirm whether or not the ball is ejected. Any of them can be configured using an optical sensor or a proximity switch. When the prize detection signal output from the prize ball detector 55 is supplied to the control device 50, the prize ball discharging device 40 causes the motor 41 to be driven by the drive command signal output from the control device 50 to discharge the prize ball. Start. At this time, the control device 50 generates a drive command signal after confirming that the spare ball is present at the exit of the guide path 25 based on the detection signal from the discharge ball detector 45, and also from the discharge ball detector 45. Upon receiving the discharge confirmation signal output for each prize ball, the discharge state is detected, it is determined that the number of prize balls has reached a predetermined number, and a discharge end signal is output to the prize ball discharging device 40 to rotate the motor 41. It is supposed to stop.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system of the prize ball discharging device 40 by the control device 50. The prize detection signal (pulse) generated from the prize ball detector 55 corresponding to each prize ball is shown in FIG. The number of winning balls is stored by being supplied to and counted by the storage circuit 51 as a storage means such as a counter. Further, a detection signal from a discharge ball detector 45 in the prize ball discharging device 40 is input to a control circuit 52 including a microcomputer (CPU) and the storage value of the storage circuit 51 is "1" or more. Then, a drive command signal for driving the motor 41 of the prize ball discharging device 40 is output. Then, the motor 41 rotates to start the discharge of the prize balls, and a detection signal (pulse) is sent from the detector 45 to the control circuit 52 for each prize ball. The control circuit 52 counts this detection signal by, for example, an internal counter, and the count value is
When the value set in advance in the setting device as the prize ball number holding means is reached, it is determined that a predetermined number of prize balls have been discharged, and the discharge end signal is output, or the output of the motor drive signal is stopped. Finish the discharge.

When the discharge ball detector 45 detects that there is no ball discharged to the outlets 25c1 and 25c2 at the end of the guideway 25 due to a ball jam or the like during discharge, the output is detected. Upon receipt, the control circuit 52 immediately stops the motor 41, holds the value of the counter as it is, and when the prize ball enters the outlets 25c1 and 25c2, operates the motor 41 again to discharge the remaining prize ball. . When one discharge is completed, the control circuit 52 sends a signal to the memory circuit 51 to decrement (decrease) the stored content.
Let It should be noted that the control circuit 52 is made to input the signal from the ball shortage detector 56, and the motor 41 is driven when the detection signal is sent to the control circuit 52 because there are no spare balls in the spare storage section 24. May be stopped and the discharge of the prize ball may be stopped.

In this case, even if the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, the number of prize balls is held in the memory circuit 51, and if there is a new prize in the meantime, it is detected, counted up and stored. Then, when the reserve balls are supplied to the reserve reservoir 24, it is preferable to start the discharge of the prize balls again by the control signal from the control circuit 52. On the other hand, the control circuit 52
When the abnormal signal comes in while monitoring the abnormal flow-down of the sphere based on the signal from the downstream flow abnormality detector 57 provided in the middle of the guide path 25 where dust or foreign matter is likely to enter and cause a ball jam. The discharging device 40 is stopped. The downflow abnormality detector 57 is provided for each row of the preliminary balls which are aligned in two rows in the guide path 25 and flow down.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, an out ball detector 7 provided in the middle of the out ball gutter 23.
The detection signal output from 1 is input to the control circuit 52. Then, the signal from the number-of-stops setting device 72 is input to the control circuit 52, and the number of prize balls and the number of out balls are determined based on the winning detection signal or the discharge detection signal and the out ball detection signal. The profit / loss state is monitored by calculating the difference between and, and when it reaches the number of hits preset by the setter 72, a hit stop signal is generated. The hitting signal causes, for example, the electric hitting ball launching device 10 to be stopped. In this case, a display device 73 for displaying the above-mentioned profit / loss state may be provided on the front surface of the game board so as to be displayed by a digital number by a signal from the control circuit 52.

Further, in the above embodiment, by changing the set value of the setter in the control circuit 52, an arbitrary number of prize balls can be paid out at one time. The setter is not limited to the inside of the control circuit 52, and may be provided outside. In addition, a plurality of setters are provided in the control circuit 52 of the above-mentioned embodiment to make the set values different, and a prize detector is provided for each of the prize areas 15 to 18, and the kind of prize is distinguished and stored in the memory circuit 51. Let
It is also possible to change the number of prize balls discharged according to the type of winning. Further, as in the embodiment, instead of the prize ball discharging device 40 configured to drive the separating sprocket 42 by the motor 41 to separate and discharge the prize balls, a solenoid and a flow-down blocking member are used. You may use what was comprised so that a prize ball might be isolate | separated and discharged | emitted one by one. The control circuit 52 and the memory circuit 51 are backed up by a battery in order to detect the power failure and retain the information of the number of winning balls in the memory circuit 51 so as not to be lost.

Further, in the present embodiment, the winning balls that have been won at the same time or successively are physically stocked, and a control signal output from the control circuit 52 is received for each prize ball discharging operation to receive the succeeding winning balls. A prize winning ball separating device 60 as a prize winning ball holding means configured to pass one address is provided in a part of the prize winning ball discharging gutter 22. The prize separator 60 is configured, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, the winning ball discharge passage 22 is bent laterally at the entrance to form an opening 22a, and a movable piece 61 is rotatably provided below the opening 22a. Below the movable piece 61, there is a micro switch 5 for winning ball detection.
5 is arranged, and further below that, there is provided a separating operation rod 63 rotatably attached by a pin 62. The tip of the separation operating rod 63 is bent upward, and a bending piece 63a is formed which can project into the winning ball discharge passage 22 from the tip opening of the movable piece 61. The bending piece 63a is formed.
A blocking piece 63b is formed at a position separated by one sphere.

The separating operating rod 63 is rotated by a solenoid 64 disposed below the separating operating rod 63 to separate the winning balls one by one. That is, before the winning ball enters the discharge path 22, the separation actuating rod 63 is rotated upward and the bent piece 63 a at the tip is projected into the discharge path 22. Therefore, in the normal state in which the solenoid 64 is demagnetized, simultaneous or continuous winning balls are brought into contact with the bent pieces 63a and stopped to be aligned in a line, and the movable pieces are moved by the weight of the leading winning ball. 61 is rotated downward and the micro switch 55 is turned on. Also,
When the solenoid 64 is excited, the separation actuating rod 63 is rotated downward, and the winning ball at the top is discharged to the discharge gutter 22 as shown in FIG.
It is made to flow into the inside, and the following winning ball is the blocking piece 6
Flowing is blocked by 3b. And solenoid 6
When the electricity to 4 is cut off, the separation operating rod 63 is rotated upward by the repulsive force of the spring 64a. Then,
The blocking piece 63a is disengaged and the next winning ball moves to the movable piece 61, and the winning ball detector (micro switch) 55
Turn on. As described above, the winning ball separator 60 is configured to separate the winning balls one by one and output a detection signal for each winning ball.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical control system for the prize ball discharging device 40 and the prize ball separating device 60. Prize winning ball detector (micro switch) 5
The winning detection signal (pulse) generated from 5 corresponding to each winning ball is supplied to the control circuit 52. A drive signal is formed based on the winning detection signal and is supplied to the motor 41 in the prize ball discharging device 40 to start discharging.
At this time, if there is no spare ball in the guide path 25, a drive signal is not formed even if a winning detection signal is input and the motor 41 and the solenoid 64 in the winning ball separator 60 are not driven. You can also

On the other hand, when the motor 41 is driven to start discharging, a pulse signal is output from the discharged-ball detector 45 for each discharged ball and is supplied to the counter 52 for counting.
The count value of the counter 52 is supplied to the comparison circuit 54 together with the set value in the setter 53 for comparison. The number of prize balls to be paid out for one winning ball is set in the setter 53, and when the count value of the counter 52 matches the set value, the comparison circuit 54 outputs a discharge end signal. . This end signal stops the motor 41 of the prize ball discharging device 40, energizes the solenoid 64 in the prize ball separator 60, rotates the separation actuating rod 63, and separates and drops one prize ball. . When the winning ball detector 55 is turned off by separating and flowing down the winning ball, the solenoid 64 is demagnetized, the separating actuating rod 63 is returned, and the next winning ball is taken in and detected by the winning ball detector 55. .

That is, the prize ball discharging device 40 starts the discharging operation when the prize ball separating device 60 detects the prize balls, and when the number of discharged balls reaches a predetermined number, the prize ball discharging device 40 finishes discharging the prize ball separating device 60. At, the winning balls are separated and detected, and the above operation is repeated again to discharge the prize balls according to the number of winning balls. Further, the control circuit 52 causes the exit portions 25c1 and 25c at the end of the guideway 25 due to a cause such as a ball clogging during the prize ball discharge.
When the discharge ball detector 45 detects that there is no ball discharged to c2, the control device 50 immediately stops the motor 41 in response to the output, and holds the value of the counter as it is. Outlet 25c1, 25
When the prize ball enters c2, the motor 41 is operated again to eject the remaining prize balls. When one discharge is completed, the control circuit 52 sends a signal to the winning ball separator 60 to separate one winning ball stored and flow it down.

The control circuit 52 includes a ball shortage detector 56.
When the detection signal is sent to the control device 50 because there are no spare balls in the spare storage section 24, the drive of the motor 41 is stopped and the discharge of the prize balls is stopped. You may In this case as well, the control device 50 may stop the next discharge after the discharge operation of the current time is completed, that is, after the discharge of a predetermined number of prize balls for one winning ball is completed. . In the above case, the game is continued even if the discharge of the prize balls is stopped, the generated prize balls are stored in the prize ball separator 60, and when the spare balls are replenished to the spare storage unit 24, Control circuit 5
It is preferable to start the discharge of the prize balls by the control signal from 2. On the other hand, the control device 50 monitors the flow-down abnormality of the ball based on the signal from the flow-down abnormality detector 57 provided in the middle of the guide path 25 where dust or foreign matter is likely to enter and cause a ball jam, and the abnormality signal is input. When it comes, the prize ball discharging device 40 is stopped.

[0039]

As described above, in the present invention, a game board having a game section having a plurality of winning areas,
1 provided corresponding to at least one of the winning areas
Or enter more than one prize detector and multiple prize areas above
An integration means to integrate all the prized balls in one place,
Hold and hold winning balls that have been integrated by the integration means
Winning ball holding means capable of decreasing the number of winning balls one by one, and
A winning detection signal is sent for each winning ball held in the winning ball holding means.
Generates the winning detection signal and the payout as a prize ball
A ball discharging device capable of discharging one ball to be discharged, and the ball discharging device.
Ejection control means for driving and controlling the dispensing device, and the plurality of winning prizes
Discharge corresponding to each area or some areas.
Prize ball number holding means for holding the number of prize balls
Equipped with a discharge ball detection means for detecting discharge balls in the device
In the gaming machine, the discharge control means detects the winning
Based on the signal, output the emission control signal to the ball ejection device
To start discharging, the detection signal from the above prize detector is detected.
No. and the prize ball number information held in the prize ball number holding means.
The number of discharged balls is determined based on the
The discharge ball is determined based on the detection signal from the ball detection means.
When it is determined that the number has reached the
The exit operation is stopped, and the winning ball is held by
Since it is configured to reduce one winning ball, the present invention has a novel effect which has never been obtained.

For example, corresponding to at least one of the winning areas
And if there are one or more prize detectors
In fact, a ball discharge device that discharges prize balls can be discharged to one
Therefore, the number of prize balls can be arbitrarily changed according to the winning area.
It is possible to configure a wide variety of gaming machines,
It can enhance the taste. Also, for all winning areas
It is equipped with a detector or a winning ball holding means for each winning area
Eliminates two or more prize balls without providing
The effect is that it can be done.

[0041] For example, in the conventional pachinko machine, enter
When changing the prize balls depending on the prize area, the shelves and prize balls
Although a plurality of disengagers are required, the back mechanism becomes complicated, and there is a restriction on the size of the variable winning device attached to the game board, but according to the present invention, a large variable winning device is attached. With this, it is possible to add a highly attractive variable prize winning device that can sufficiently satisfy the player, and enhance the entertainment of the pachinko machine.
It is possible to improve the product value. That is, the collection
Since only one gutter or prize winning ball separator is required, there are few restrictions on the installation location and it can be applied to various game machines, and since it can be discharged to one, the number of prize balls can be arbitrarily changed according to the winning area. Therefore, a wide variety of game machines can be configured, and the interest of the game can be increased. Further, two or more kinds of prize balls can be discharged without providing a detector for each winning area or providing a winning ball separator for each winning area.

Further, according to the present invention, since the winning balls are individually detected and electronically processed, even if a plurality of winning balls occur at the same time, the discharge of the prize balls due to the ball clogging is stopped. In addition to disappearing, there is an effect that accurate payout is performed.

In addition, all the balls that have won the winning area are 1
Integrated means to integrate in one place and integrated by the integrated means
Hold the winning prize balls that have been retained and decrease the retained prize balls by one
Drive control of the winning ball holding means and ball discharging device
Ejection control means is provided, and the ejection control means is adapted to detect an ejected ball.
The number of discharged balls reached a predetermined number based on the detection signal from the means
When it is determined that the discharge operation of the ball discharge device is stopped
The winning balls held in the above winning ball holding means.
Since it is configured to decrease by one, an accurate and reliable prize
There is an effect that the ball can be discharged .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing a configuration example of a back set board of a conventional pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a game board of a pachinko gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a back surface setting board showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the back set board.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of mounting a discharge ball detector.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory view showing a discharging operation in the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory view showing a discharging operation in the prize ball discharging device.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control system for the back mechanism panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged explanatory view showing an example of a winning ball separator used in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation of the winning ball separator.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control system for the back mechanism board in the embodiment using the winning ball separator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 game board 9 saucer 12 auxiliary saucer 14 obstacle member 15-18 winning area 21 back side set board 24 preliminary storage section 25 taxiway path 26 saucer storage section 40 prize ball discharge device 41 motor 42 sprocket 45 discharge ball detector 47 auxiliary storage section 51 Memory circuit 52 Control circuit 55 Winning detector (signal generating means) 57 Downflow abnormality detector (flow monitoring means) A1 first space part A2 second space part C empty part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A game unit having a plurality of winning areas
A game board and at least one of the winning areas
1 or 2 or more winning detectors,
Integration that integrates all the balls that have won the prize area into one place
And a winning ball integrated by the integrating means
One winning ball holding hand that can decrease one held winning ball one by one
And a prize for each prize ball held in the prize ball holding means.
A winning detection signal generating means for generating a detection signal, and a prize ball
Ball discharge device that can discharge one ball to be paid out
A discharge control means for driving and controlling the ball discharge device;
Exclude each or several of the multiple winning areas
Prize ball number holding means for holding the number of prize balls to be put out,
A discharge ball detecting hand for detecting a discharge ball in the above-mentioned discharge device
In a gaming machine having a step, the discharge control means is
A discharge control signal is sent to the ball discharge device based on the entry prize detection signal.
No. is output and the discharge is started,
These detection signals and the prize ball number holding means are held.
When determining the number of discharged balls based on the prize ball number information
The discharge based on the detection signal from the discharge ball detection means
When it is determined that the number of balls has reached the above-mentioned number,
Stop the discharging operation of the discharging device, and hold the above winning ball.
Configured to reduce one winning ball held in a row
Gaming machine characterized in that it is.